What are the responsibilities and job description for the Child Placement Therapist position at Easterseals PORT?
Do you have a passion for supporting youths and families? At Easterseals PORT Health, we’re seeking a compassionate and dedicated Licensed Therapist to join our Child Placement team in and around the New Bern, NC area. As a valued member of our collaborative and supportive community-based team, your mission will be supporting and reuniting youths 0-20 with their families. This is a full-time position; however part-time candidates are also being considered.
Note: Candidate must possess a Master of Social Work and be willing to take the appropriate steps (with support) to submit an application for an LCSW-A.
What You’ll Do
As a therapist on the Child Placement team you will meet with youths and families on a weekly basis supporting and encouraging positive behavior changes that lead to reunification. Some of the daily and weekly tasks of the child placement therapist are CCA’s, CFT meetings, PCP development, crisis intervention, foster parent training and transition services such as referrals to other supportive services. The therapist can provide services in multiple locations to include therapeutic foster homes and the home or a community location. Service area is Craven, Jones and Pamlico counties.
This opportunity offers a flexible Monday-Friday work schedule with some evening or weekend flexibility for program and client needs for youths and families that may be at work or school. This typically includes providing support late afternoons between 3:30 and 7:30 pm. The team rotates on-call phone support 1 week per month.
How You’ll Benefit
Being part of our team means we value and encourage your personal growth and development. You’ll earn a competitive salary based on your education and experience of $48,000-$54,000 annually; we also offer competitive benefits to benefits eligible positions
Our benefits include:
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Health Benefits an optional Flexible Health Spending Account (FSA)
- Life Insurance, Disability Insurance and more
- 403(b) Retirement Plan
- Employee Assistance Program and Legal services, as needed
- Supervision for licensure!
- ESPH offers support for professional growth by covering the cost of clinical supervision up to a specified amount after completing 12 months of employment
- Assistance with credentialing
- We are a Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) qualifier
What We’re Looking For
To join our Child and Family Team as the Therapist, you must have experience supporting youths and families in their homes and the community, embrace daily travel as a valuable tool to provide that support and care and be passionate about bringing families together in a positive and healthy environment. Must have a valid North Carolina driver’s license and current insurance.
If you’re a kind, licensed professional seeking a rewarding opportunity where you can make a huge difference in the daily lives of the people you will help, please apply at our website: www.eastersealsucp.com OR by sending your resume to recruiter@eastersealsucp.com
About Easterseals PORT Health
Easterseals PORT Health is a trustworthy, compassionate partner providing exceptional disability, behavioral health and addiction treatment services to help our neighbors live their best lives. Our diverse and inclusive 2,600-member team provides meaningful support to 40,200 kids, adults and families in 11,000 home, facility and community locations across North Carolina and Virginia.
Our working environment supports employee and client health with a ‘no tobacco’ use policy (tobacco free and smoke free) in all offices, client facilities, properties, and agency vehicles.
We believe that by leveraging the unique strengths and perspectives of our workforce, we can advance our just cause, while building a healthy, sustainable organization. That’s why we listen, seek to understand & act to make ESPH an Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable, Authentic & Learning (IDEAL) organization.
Applicants of all abilities are encouraged to apply!
Salary : $48,000 - $54,000
